Effect of Standard and Low-Molecular Weight Heparin Fractions on Fibrinolysis and Platelet Aggregation in Patients Undergoing Hysterectomy

Thromb Haemost 1986; 55(02): 298
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1661544

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

H Bounameaux

Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Research Campus Gasthuisberg University of Leuven Belgium

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H R Lijnen

Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Research Campus Gasthuisberg University of Leuven Belgium

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M Hellemans

Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Research Campus Gasthuisberg University of Leuven Belgium

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M Verstraete

Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Research Campus Gasthuisberg University of Leuven Belgium

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